Is Donald Trump playing a game in nominating Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense? I read somewhere that he has Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis lined up to replace Hegseth if the latter cannot obtain Senate approval.
This resembles the earlier example of Matt Gaetz being put forward for Attorney General, only to see him stand down and then Pam Bondi nominated in his place.
In both cases, each original nominee looks weaker than the replacement. My thoughts on this are that Trump could be identifying his enemies, to later primary those coming up for election to the Senate in two years time. Elon Musk has indicated he's prepared to fund this, so I wouldn't put it past Trump to play this kind of game. In the end, Trump gets his pick, while at the same time finding out who is opposed to him and his plans.
Since posting this, I found the following conversation which examines issues surrounding the appointment picks:
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